Cabletron Systems CSX400 Using the Find Source Address Feature, Viewing I/F Summary Information

CSX200 and 400 Chassis View

Management for the CSX200/400 through SPELÕs Chassis View is comprised of source address location, viewing interface statistics, and enabling and disabling ports.

Using the Find Source Address Feature

You can select the Find Source Address option to discover which bridging interface a speciÞed source MAC address is communicating through. When you select the Find Source Address option, a search is made of the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database to discover the bridge interface associated with the address that you specify. If the search is successful, the corresponding interface will ßash in the Chassis View window. For more information on the Filtering Database and bridging in general, refer to the bridging chapter in your SPECTRUM Element Manager Tools Guide.

Use the Find Source Address feature as follows:

1.Click to display the Device pull-down menu.

2.Drag to Find Source Address.... The following window will appear.

Figure 2-6. Find Source Address Window

3.In the text field in the middle of the window, enter a valid MAC address in Hex format and then click OK.

If the address is found in the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database, the port through which the address is communicating will ßash in the front panel Chassis View display.

If the address is not found in the Filtering Database, a separate window will appear with a ÒCanÕt Find Source AddressÓ message.

Viewing I/F Summary Information

The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the trafÞc processed by each network interface on your device. The

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